Daasi

For the 1952 film, see Daasi (1952 film).
Daasi
Directed by B. Narsing Rao
Produced by B. Narsing Rao
Written by B. Narsing Rao
Starring Archana
Bhoopal Reddy
Rupa
Cinematography Apurba Kishore Bir
Release dates
1988
Running time
94 minutes
Country India
Language Telugu

Daasi (English:The Courtesan) is an award-winning Telugu drama film written and directed by B. Narsing Rao starring Archana as Daasi Kamalakshi. The film won five National Film Awards. The film won Diploma of Merit award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989.[1] The film was subsequently premiered at the 1989 International Film Festival of India.[2]

The plot

The story is of Kamalakshi (Archana), a bonded woman known as Daasi in Hyderabad State in the 1920s in Telangana region. She has been sold by her family for money to be the servant of a wealthy couple. She is expected to do every chore imaginable in their house. She is also required to be the sexual toy of the man of the house (Dora) and his guests - anywhere and at anytime of the day or night. When she becomes pregnant, she endures and hopes to keep the baby. However she is forced to have an abortion.

Awards

National Film Awards

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